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From April Herb: Reminder: Concert THIS week! We are looking forward to performing for you on Wednesday, the 27th at 7:00pm here at CVES. The doors will open at 6:45pm (not before). Students, please dress nicely and bring your best voices.
Extra Snack for Longer Days: With 3:38 release time starting today, we will be giving students an additional working afternoon snack Monday-Friday around 2:00. Please know that this is optional, just like our morning snack.
Thank you PTSA and Parent Volunteers! 4th Graders had a fabulous time exploring energy forms and transfers by creating two different toys in our Toymaker workshop! Pictures of the students in action here: http://cves4.weebly.com/ms-larsons-2018-students-in-action/toymaker
Spirit Week (April 1st-5th): Spirit week is a fun opportunity for students to unite across grade levels and show Cub spirit.
- Monday (4/1): 80s Day - Show off your totally rad cub spirit with a flashback to the 80’s!
- Tuesday (4/2): Career Day - What is your dream job? Dress up in your future professional attire!
- Wednesday (4/3): Wacky Hair Day - Get creative with your wackiest hairstyle!
- Thursday (4/4): Year 3000 Day - Dress up in futuristic clothing that will feel like we traveled to the year 3000!
- Friday (4/5): PJ Day - Wear your coziest pajamas to school as we celebrate the last day together before break!
Important Dates:
3/25 School day extended by 12 minutes ending at 3:38
3/27 4th Grade Music Concert
3/29 Last Day for CVES Baby Product Drive
3/29 Fridays become full days of school (no early release)
4/8 – 12 No School - Spring Break
4/29 Museo Art Lesson (Thank you PTSA!)
4/30 Museo Art Lesson (Thank you PTSA!)
To volunteer for either Museo Art day: Class Signup
5/9 ELA SBAC testing
5/14 & 15 ELA (performance task) SBAC testing
5/21 & 22 Math SBAC testing
5/24 School is in session – First snow make up day
5/27 No School – Memorial Day
5/30 Wax Museum 10:45 – 11:15 am (tentative)
6/14 Last Day of School with early dismissal at 11:55
Take Home Folders / Return to School every Tuesday:
Review and Keep at Home: Math practice pages, emotion management practice pages, manikin art rough and final drafts, Toymaker reflection pages
Sign and Return: March Reading Logs (in binders), weekly tracker, signed math tests (Ms. Larson's math class)
Goal for the Week: Use text evidence and supporting details in my research writing
Coming up this week in class: Continuing fractions and decimals in Walk to Math, starting our study of Measurement (some math classes), learning about Calming Down Anger in SEL, reading nonfiction and historical fiction texts about volcanoes, complete research writing about a volcano, using desk maps to explore WA State geography, and celebrating cub card success with an extra recess!
Challenge/Extra Credit Opportunities: Discovery Education Videos/Audios (see below) - write a 1-paragraph summary of each video/audio and turn it in for extra credit; Social Emotional Learning - Managing Strong Feelings (attached) due Tuesday 3/26; Social Emotional Learning - Calming Down Anger (attached) due Tuesday 4/2
JOIN IN OUR CVES "BABY PRODUCT DRIVE" TO BENEFIT THE SNOQUALMIE VALLEY FOOD BANK: As part of the Kindness Initiative, we are partnering with the Snoqualmie Valley Food Bank in collecting donations for specific baby supplies. Through the end of March, we will be collecting size 4,5, & 6 Diapers, Baby Wipes, & Toilet Paper for our valley families in need of extra support through the Food Bank. Please bring your donations to your classroom and they will be collected from there. P.S. The mystery word/term is natural resources. We are doing a friendly competition with OES to see who can bring in the most donations. Let's show them our CVES giving spirit! ~ Mrs. Kern
Making Up Instructional Time Lost Due to Snow Closures
- February 4 (will be made up on Friday, May 24)
- February 5 (will be made up on Friday, June 14)
- February 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 (waiver request days)
- Converting 10 Early Release Fridays into full school days, beginning March 29 through June 7; and
- Adding 12 minutes to the end of EVERY school day, starting Monday, March 25, and extending through Thursday, June 13. (See the Revised School Start & Dismissal Times with extra minutes added, which will be effective March 25.)
State standardized testing (SBAC) for 4th grade begins in May. Our testing dates are: May 9; 14; 15; 21; and 22. Please try not to schedule medical/dental appointments or vacations on these days! Thank you!
Math Facts: Fourth grade students must be fluent in all multiplication and related division facts up to 12. Please use our on line program REFLEX https://www.reflexmath.com/go (username: [email protected]) or visit the 4th grade blog to learn strategies and interactive ways to practice math facts at home.
Larson Walk-to-Math: Topic 13 - Extending Fraction Concepts; Extension: Multiply 2 Fractions. Topic 14 - Measurement. Note: This is a longer topic, and the number of required IXL Skills / Math Menu projects needed to earn a 3 for Effort has been increased!
At-home Reading: Students are expected to read 20 minutes a night, with a goal of 100 minutes each week. Your signature is required on their weekly minute totals every Monday evening. I will be checking for signatures every Tuesday morning.
Social Studies: We are studying the geography of Washington State with desk maps. Coming soon: at-home (optional but highly recommended) WA State Topographic Map project
Reading: We are reading nonfiction and historical fiction texts about volcanoes, with an emphasis on main idea and supporting details, summary, identifying text structures, point of view, and character traits.
Writing: Students are working on research/informational writing with an emphasis on writing a clear topic sentence, using transition/connecting words and phrases, and providing text evidence to support ideas.
Conventions: We are working on correct punctuation for citing evidence in an informational paragraph, correct use of commas, and fixing run-on sentences and fragments.
Volunteer Opportunities: Thanks, again, for all you do to support children, teachers and learning! Our class Signup can be viewed here: http://signup.com/go/UZYqOEz
If you'd like to volunteer and are not yet on the calendar, please let me know!
Please visit our 4th grade blog…. http://cves4.weebly.com/
In our partnership to ensure success for your child, good communication is critical. If you ever have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to e-mail me at larsone@svsd410.org. I’d love to hear from you and look forward to working with you this year.
With thanks,
Emily Larson
4th Grade, CVES
[email protected]
www.cves4.weebly.com